NickD

Someone rubbish I hope... I'm still in Stanmore, changing at Wembley to go and meet the Mrs at Northwood.😂

I'm going Thursday, but it's gonna be a rush. Meeting the Mrs from work out in Middlesex at 7 then getting down there as quickly as we can. I'm guessing their stage time will be at least half past eight, so should be fine, but I'm guessing we'll be missing some interesting support.

It was a great day... Many thanks to all those responsible for making it happen! I must admit that Corduroy pretty much passed me by when they happened, I must find time to have a listen after hearing Richard's lines. A great speaker too, warm and entertaining. We arrived too late to get a card for the shootout so just remembered favourites, strangely enough mine was the old Aria P bass. Just goes to show... Erm... Well I'm sure it shows something. 🤣 Jabba's basses though... I'd have gone just for those alone!

After a slight incident with Brian Downey's band, and too much beer, I've yet to drag my aching head out of bed.😂 Definitely coming... Definitely gonna be late. 😊

Thanks chaps. What supplies do you use?

Updated Gear For Sale List: 01. Mesa Boogie Big Block 750 Amp, Footswitch & Rack Case, £550 o.n.o. - Silverfoxnik 02. Schecter Diamond P5, 5 String Bass & Gig Bag, £350 o.n.o. - Silverfoxnik 03. Behringer 5 Band parametric 19" Rack Unit, £25 - Silverfoxnik 04. Fender Nate Mendel Precision, £575 - obbm 05. USA built 4 string in a 'glo' finish, £1300 - ezbass 06. EBS Compressor, Chorus & Octave, Dr Green Bass reverb & Joyo D-Seed echo and a small Pedaltrain board & bag (Mini I think), £TBA - WalMan 07. Heavy duty flight case for fenderish jazz, couple of 4u cases 1 new 1 not, Vanderkley 212. Mesa M pulse 360 talk price/trades on the day 08. 3 Pin (female) DI plugs - The Greek 09. New Chinese Rosewood/Maple Jazz neck, £35 - obbm 10. Slightly used jack, XLR and other connectors - 50p each - obbm 11. Fender Jazz (Mex), in a very fetching blue, strung with flats - £450 12. Harley Benton Progressive 5 Fretless - £100 13. G&L USA SB2 £850 14. (Possibly) Mark Bass Little Mark 3 (will be tight for space so will only bring if anyone messages 'rodfunnell' beforehand) - £300 - rodfunnell 15. Mark Bass New York 121, 8ohm (will be tight for space so will only bring if anyone messages 'rodfunnell' beforehand) - £320 - rodfunnell 16. Mark Bass Traveller 151, 8 ohm (will be tight for space so will only bring if anyone messages 'rodfunnell' beforehand) - £350 - rodfunnell 17. Mark Bass Standard 102, 8 ohm (will be tight for space so will only bring if anyone messages 'rodfunnell' beforehand) - £400 - rodfunnell 18. Ampeg 4x10 B410HLF (will be tight for space so will only bring if anyone messages 'rodfunnell' beforehand) - £175 - rodfunnell 19. Takemine Jumbo Electro Acoustic bass EG512C, 34" scale, spruce top, mahogany back and sides, rosewood board, gloss natural finish - (will be tight for space so will only bring if anyone messages 'rodfunnell' beforehand) - £350 - rodfunnell 20. Boss BR600 Multitrack (boxed) - £95 (NancyJohnson/Paul) - Paypal is fine. 21. Fender/Squier Badtz Maru Hybrid - £210 ( (NancyJohnson/Paul) - Paypal is fine.) 22. Heavy duty flight case for fenderish jazz, couple of 4u cases 1 new 1 not, Vanderkley 212. Mesa M pulse 360 talk price/trades on the day 23. Ibanez SR1300E Premium - £500 - clivem 24. Ibanez BTB1405E Premium - £500 - clivem 25. G&L Tribute M2000 - £350 - clivem 26. Ibanez SR375E - £150 - clivem 27. Tanglewood Warrior 2 in a rather fetching green - £80

I've been using it for ages by itself but have been gathering individual pedals for things it doesn't do as well, or doesn't do. I've been running it off a 4 gang with no issues but would like to get a proper board sorted with a single supply. I'd like to keep it as I really get on with the Chorus, down octave, comp and reverbs, plus it negates the need for a separate tuner. I'd be running a Soul Food, Tender Octaver, Freeze and possibly an Envelope Filter, so would be looking for something to power these 5 with as little noise as possible. Ideally without crippling cost, but if it requires some outlay, so be it. Does anyone use a B3 live in a mixed pedalboard, and if so what supply do you use and does it work well. Thanks in advance.

Funky as ...! The 4th of October can't get here quick enough! 😎

Gear For Sale List: 01. Mesa Boogie Big Block 750 Amp, Footswitch & Rack Case, £550 o.n.o. - Silverfoxnik 02. Schecter Diamond P5, 5 String Bass & Gig Bag, £350 o.n.o. - Silverfoxnik 03. Behringer 5 Band parametric 19" Rack Unit, £25 - Silverfoxnik 04. Fender Nate Mendel Precision, £575 - obbm 05. USA built 4 string in a 'glo' finish, £1300 - ezbass 06. EBS Compressor, Chorus & Octave, Dr Green Bass reverb & Joyo D-Seed echo and a small Pedaltrain board & bag (Mini I think), £TBA - WalMan 07. Fretless Fender Modern Player ?, £TBA - Frank Black 08. Mesa MPulse 600 (flight-cased) and a Mesa Powerhouse 1x15 cab (+ authentic Mesa cover) - £750 the pair - TheGreek 09. 3 Pin (female) DI plugs - The Greek 10. Hipshot Bridge, £30 - obbm 11. New Chinese Rosewood/Maple Jazz neck, £35 - obbm  12. Fender Jazz (Mex), in a very fetching blue, strung with flats - £450 13. Harley Benton Progressive 5 Fretless - £100

Make sure your kit is in good order. If it's original stuff and from a recording, learn it exactly as is first, then listen lots and work out how you can make it better, whether that's with tiny changes, big changes, adding stuff or (more often than not) taking stuff away. Ask them for a couple of goes and do both. You'll get an idea of each others tastes that way Finally , be you. Whatever you hide to get the gig will come out sooner or later, same for them... Better not to get the gig than discover you're incompatible after 6 months of rehearsals. Also, remember that if it's not a working gig you're auditioning them as much as they are you. I hope everything clicks.🙂

Flashing cabs... They're gonna be huuuuge!🤣

I've always loved the look of these (in Natural), but never had chance to play one. Just looking at the dimensions (shorter top horn) I've always suspected a little neck dive... Is this the case or are they fine?

I'm Happy to put my Maruszczyk Jake 5p+ in.

You're more than welcome to have a mess around with both. Damn clever that Freeze... Just need to join Pink Floyd now!

Looks like I'm free for this now! 😊 Got A couple of sets of 5 String Dean Markley Helix strings that I've never opened that the raffle is welcome to. Might have a couple of things for the For Sale table, but not sure yet. Attendee list 1) Cetera - Spector NS2 & Legend 4X, Dingwall NG2, Epiphone Vintage Pro Thunderbird, Yamaha BB3000, GK800RB head, Genz Benz Neox212 cab, Tech-21 Dug DP3X preamp/pedal 2) Ezbass - Maruszczyk Elwood L 4 string fretted (J pickups), Maruszczyk Elwood L 4 string fretless (MM pickup), Rickenbacker 4003s, Rob Allen MB2 fretless, Phil Jones Flightcase + PB300 3) Happy Jack - AliKat DB #004, Mike Lull 54P, all I need to play a doubling gig (that evening) on those two instruments 4) BlueJay - Eminence Upright (left-handed), loads of camera equipment 5) obbm - Fender Precisions, Sadowsky HPJ, Bergantino NV115, Handbox WB100 and if room Quilter BB800 + BF One10 + Nate Mendel for sale/trade  6) Nancy Johnson (Paul) - The Big One, rack (GED/poweramp), possibly the dUg DP3x. A bass. 7) MacDaddy - Shuker bass(es), Snapdragon Folding bass, Flattley Bass Poison Ivy. 8 ) prowla (Paul) - Maybe a Ric or two and fakers, maybe a couple of Statii, maybe J- & P-basses. Probably a Markbass amp & cab and a pedalboard with some FX. 9) Stingray5 - Old faithful Stingray5; Tune SWV4-BB bass; Eden EC180 1x15 combo. (I also have a gig that evening so may leave the Eden in the car but happy to bring it in if anyone asks). 10) TrevorR - Wal Pro II E, Wal Mk 1 Custom, Aria SB700, MarkBass LMII and Traveler 2x10, pedalboard. 11) TheGreek - Mesa M Pulse 600 head/ Powerhouse 1x15 cab and The Psilos bass built by Andyjr1515 12) JapanAxe (Graeme) - most of the stuff in my signature! 13) Wolverinebass (Andy) - Maybe some Wounded Paw effects/signature preamp and a bass. 14) Silverfoxnik (Nik) - Roscoe Beck 5, Gibson Thunderbird, BC Rich Eagle, plus my Ampeg V4BH Rig 15) Paul The Drums of the Junkyard Dogs, with kit. 16) Frank Blank (Frankè Blanké) Rob Allen Mouse, AER Basic Performer, Fender Modern Player with modded fretless neck, Ibanez SRC6/SR500, cake. 17) Ordep - Noble Preamp, Modulus Jazz, Fodera Monarch New Std, Amp, pedalboard depending on the day’s mood. 18) ChunkyMunky - Yamaha BB1025X, SWR Redhead combo  19) Jabba the Gut - TC Electronic RH450, RS112 and some own build basses 20) Thestick - Vanderkley cabs, Aguilar ag700 head, selection of basses 21) Mr & Mrs Hamster - Tea, coffee & cake! Might bring a couple of basses too 22) bassace - usual double basses etc. 23) OutSpoon (Steve) - Fodera Monarch Standard Classic, Sandberg California VS5, Maybe a '94 Stingray? TC 208 combo or PJ Double4? 24) Walman - BF Super12T, FPPR Status S1 (yes that one ), Genz Benz Streamliner, Helix Floor, and a load of EBS pedals for sale 25) musicbassman - planning to come, sorry I've nothing of great interest to bring with me, just some respect for all you guys bringing your treasured possessions to display. 26) Kebabkid - Sire Marcus Miller V7 (4 string), Roland Bass Cube 120XL, Zoom B3 & EBS Octabass 27) Graham (still tentative at the moment) - Lakland DJ5, G&L USA SB2, Yamaha TRB1005J, EBS HD350, EBS Neo 2x12, EBS Microbass II, EHX Big Muff Bass Deluxe, Joyo Orange Juice 28) NickD - Maruszczyk Jake 5P+, Maruszczyk Elwood L5A, Markbass 121H, Zoom B3, Bass Soul Food, EHX Freeze, Mooer Tender Octaver, Ebow.

My Cheapy electric/acoustic has D'Addario Black Nylons on it. Sounds awesome, fat and dark. I can't imagine it sounding better with anything else.

Limited edition Imaginary Gatefold Sleeve!

Really liking that... Nice work Fella!

I'd like to hear that! We considered doing the bass/drums/tech thing but opted for a 3 piece in the end. I honestly can't imagine wanting to go bigger than that ever again... way too much of a pain in the arris!

Mine didn't show! Totally unusual for SD, I'm guessing they're floating about in the Royal Mail ether. Quick email this morning, instant reply, quick exchange of information and all sorted within 10 minutes. You never get to find out the quality of an outfits' customer service until something goes awry, and they handled it like champs. Cheers Paul if you're out there!

I have a Mooer Tender Octaver that does the up octave really well, but I use it for other stuff rather than filling out the sound. What I've found best for me in our one guitar setup is my Zoom B3, using the BassDrive (Sansamp sim). I have it set pretty clean but have the expression pedal assigned to the gain parameter so that when the guitard goes off on one and I need to fill out the sound a little I just boost the grit a little using the pedal. It works well.... it'll do until something better comes along at least.

Brilliant... Thanks for that!